Your job is to pray

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people. (1 Timothy 2:1 ESV)

Praying for the people in your life is one of the absolute best things you could ever do for them. It’s the most effective way to influence someone’s life. When you pray, I work. When you pray, My hand moves in their life. And My influence, My words, and My ways are more powerful than yours. So don’t be discouraged if prayer is all that you can do for someone you care about. Even if your friend or loved one is not close to Me, prayer is not the last resort but the best resort.

When you pray for the people in your life, you are drawing on the bank of heaven on their behalf. You are making them eligible to partake of heaven’s wealth. Even if all you can do for a loved one is pray, you can still heave a sigh of relief, because then it’s in My hands. When you pray in full faith, nothing is impossible if you believe. Prayers of faith can overcome limits, boundaries, and impossibilities. […]

So keep holding on to those that you care about through prayer. Keep working through your prayers, and asking Me to perform wonders in people’s lives. Don’t worry about how long it takes or what the effect of your prayers will be. That’s My job. My job is to bring the increase, the outcome, and the desired fruit. Your job is to pray. Never give up on prayer. Your prayers will result in lives and hearts changed. – Jesus 

The greatest gifts we can give to each other, is to pray for one another. – Author unknown

[1] Anchor The Prayer Kitchen